W. Todd Akin: “The basic point is that the fact that this is going to save $310 million is not true. What this in fact is going to do…”

“The basic point is that the fact that this is going to save $310 million is not true. What this in fact is going to do is to force a solution that will be more expensive for the government and not very good for the employees down at Avondale either. So I have to say along with the Navy and the leadership on the committee that we cannot really support this amendment. I think that the gentleman had very good intentions of what he's trying to accomplish, but I don't believe it's going to work the way he thinks it's going to. It's going to probably force a closure and a whole lot of layoffs that unnecessarily would not have to happen if we don't pass this amendment. So I'm going to oppose it. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Louisiana has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.”